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Friday 5 January 2074 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:091:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:343:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:192:19 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Revatī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:047:04+1 AM–32:518:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2010:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2211:22 AM–12:3212:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:188:18 PM–22:0610:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara07:507:50 AM–09:009:00 AMneutral
Lābha09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Amṛta10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Kāla11:2211:22 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Śubha12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Roga13:431:43 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Udvega14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Cara16:054:05 PM–17:155:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:155:15 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Kāla19:057:05 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Udvega22:4310:43 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3212:32+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:222:22+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Cara28:114:11+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMneutral
Roga30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:077:07 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:192:19 PM
Bavauntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2211:22 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3212:32 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:34 03:343:34 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraRevatīpast sunriseAśvinī
YogaParigha19:077:07 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:192:19 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:49 07:497:49 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2130
Śaka
1995
Kali
5174
Ahargaṇa
1 890 112
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2412:24 PM
Moonset
24:5712:57+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2010:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:188:18 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:047:04+1 AM32:518:51+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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